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Icterid

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Icterids
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Yellow-headed Blackbird
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Icteridae

The Icterids are a group of small to medium, often colourful passerine birds restricted to the New World.

They include the grackles[?], New World blackbirds, and New World orioles. Despite the similar names, the latter groups are not related to the Old World Common Blackbird, which is a thrush (Turdidae), or the Old World orioles (Oriolidae).

Species are:

Family: Icteridae

Genus Dolichonyx

Genus Agelaius, American blackbirds Genus Nesopsar Genus Sturnella meadowlarks[?] Genus Xanthocephalus Genus Dives Genus Euphagus Genus Quiscalus , grackles[?] Genus Molothrus , cowbirds[?] Genus Icterus , New World orioles[?] Genus Amblycercus Genus Cacicus , caciques[?] Genus Psarocolius , oropendolas[?] Genus Ocyalus Genus Gymnostinops , Genus Gymnomystax Genus Pseudoleistes , marshbirds Genus Amblyramphus Genus Hypopyrrhus Genus Curaeus Genus Gnorimopsar Genus Oreopsar Genus Lampropsar Genus Macroagelaius

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